“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

~Mark Twain

Some Photos


What must be the fattest baby in Guinea

My new cat, Kiké. Hopefully this killer will solve my mice problems




The first rainstorm of the season. Flooded my hut :(

Ravi and I writing up the norms the group decided to follow


Working on Action Plans in small groups

This girl did a great job making her second hand American doll more Guinean

The Job Fair

L'eau Kilissi

Some of the volunteers who came into Kindia to help with the workshop at Kilissi celebrating its close.
Philip, Danise, Chris, Me, Ravi and Janice

"Kindia Katz"
With my postmates, Janice & Ravi

I should have killed him when I had the chance...now he keeps me up at night

My bed avec mosquito net

My "bathroom"


The path that I run on

Some kids who live up on Mont Gangan

Kids doing laundry at the stream



The Port in Dubreka

After Guinea beat Botswana in the African Cup 6-1
A picture of the impromptu parade that broke out


My Guinean Husband. Jk.  Kenny (another volunteer) and I at swearing in

Me signing my Peace Corps oath. Officially a volunteer!


Some of the CED Girls
Chelsea, Denise, Ashley, Hilary, Me & Emma

The American Ambassador to Guinea

A university drumming group at Swearing in

The road out to the rice fields in Dubreka

Us having French class in the local high school

Two of my neighbors in Dubreka. The one in the blue is my husband

The national passtime- rolling ties with sticks

My stage

A truly Guinean sight

The bureau is off in the distance. I walked behind this woman the whole way to school one day


My host sister Mariame and host aunt Fatema

Me with my grandmother. Hadja, and host brother, Ishmael, at the Farewell Ceremony
The beautiful Toweyah Plage. This is why you can't "go to the beach" in Conakry

Boys looking for something valuable among the garbage

A very Guinean shirt with their number one obsession

Soccer on the beach

Some high school students hanging out on the beach after school

My host family- Mohmed, Mabinty, Hadja

How I cook

My neighbor Fatime. Stories about her to come

Some of my neighbors. They love getting their picture taken